Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Buns

by - Monday, October 12, 2020



Pumpkin Pie everything this fall! Pumpkin Pie isn’t so typical here in Switzerland, but I’m a big fan and so I decided to make these buns. 

I decided to combine this with my absolute favorite Finnish cinnamon rolls called “Korvapuusti”. The dough is super flavorful as we add a lot of cardamom in it. The filling is made of a buttery cinnamon and cardamom flavored spread and in addition to this another layer of pumpkin pie spread..

These buns don’t have the classic shape in any way, but I wanted to do something different. I also tried another option where I just added the classic filling and left out the pumpkin...these turned out as little mini braids or as they say here “Zopf”. 

To crown of the buns I added a spiced sugar glaze....I have to admit that I pretty much ate the whole batch myself :) but so worth it! 




RECIPE

Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls

The Dough: 
500g flour
180g milk
80g sugar
3g salt
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
90g soft butter
42g yeast (1 cube)
8g cardamom (coarsely ground)

The filling:
150g butter (soft)
50g dark brown sugar (like muscovado)
30g sugar
10g cinnamon powder
5g cardamom ground

Pumpkin pie purée:
400g Pumpkin puree
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 pcs vanilla bean (scraped)
80g sugar

Spice sugar glaze:
100g powdered sugar
30g Pumpkin pie puree
20g almond milk


The Dough:

Warm the milk in a pot until just slightly warm. (Make sure to not overheat your milk otherwise you will end up “killing” the yeast and you won’t have a dough that rises) and add the yeast until it is dissolved. 

Mix the rest of the ingredients in the bowl of your mixer and add the milk with the yeast. 
Mix the dough for about 5-6 minutes on low speed until you have a smooth dough that doesn’t stick to the sides of your bowl.
Cover the bowl with the dough with cling film (So you don't get a dried/crusty top) And let the dough rest for about 2 hours. The dough will triple in size.

Once the dough has rested remove from the bowl and roll it out on a floured surface until about 1 cm thick. Cover with the cinnamon spread and then with the pumpkin pie puree.
Fold the dough in half horizontally and cut into 2cm strips. Make a braid with 3 strips and twist the braid into a bun (like a snail) put them into your prepared moulds. You can also bake them without any moulds on your tray.

Place them onto your baking tray. Eggwash your buns and top with the coarse sugar if desired.
Let them rise again for about 30 minutes.

Bake at 180C for about 15 Minutes until darker golden brown. Let them cool completely and then drizzle with the spice sugar glaze. 

The filling:

For the filling mix all the ingredients together until you have a smooth and even mixture. Spread onto your dough evenly. 

The pumpkin purée filling:

Mix all the ingredients in a pot and let the mixture reduce to about 1/2 on a low simmer. Stir regularly so the purée doesn’t start to burn. 
Cool down the mixture before spreading onto your dough. 

The spice sugar glaze:

Mix all the ingredients with a whisk until you have a smooth and even/clump free, drizzle over the buns and let set for about 10 minutes.


Enjoy and happy baking! 
The mini Zöpfe...yummy!




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